Federal Government Scholarship Awards 2024

Federal Government Scholarship Awards 2024.

THE 2023/2024 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS APPLICATION PORTAL IS OPEN.

See full details of how to apply below.

Federal Government Scholarship Awards 2024

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The Federal Ministry of Education invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA) and Education Bursary Award (EBA) tenable in Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions.

Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA)

The eligibility criteria for this scholarship is as follows:

i. Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with Second Class Honours in the Upper Division.

Applicants must be registered Full-Time students of Federal or State Universities.

ii. All other applicants (UG, HND &NCE) must be registered fulltime students in their second year or above, in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics or Colleges of Education. All undergraduate Scholarship applicants including Persons with disabilities must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or 5.0 on a 7 point scale or its equivalent.

iii. All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0

FIELD OF STUDY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS:

i. Science and Technology

ii. Medicine and Medical Sciences

iii. Education

iv. Agriculture

v. Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences

vi. Entrepreneural Studies,

vii. Information and Communication Technology

viii. Environmental Sciences

ix. Law

Education Bursary Award (EBA)

The eligibility criteria for this scholarship is as follows:

i. Applicants MUST be registered students studying Education in Nigerian Colleges of Education and Universities.

ii. Applicants must be full-time students.

iii. All applicants including Persons with disabilities must be in their second year or above.

iv. A beneficiary of any subsisting scholarship is not eligible.

How to Apply for Federal Government Scholarship Awards 2024

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All qualified candidates are advised to:

i. Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page;

ii. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online; and

iii. Print the completed Form.

Note that any Double Application will be disqualified!

Documents Needed for Application

Attach the following documents

i. Letter of Admission to the Institution

ii. CGPA result.

iii. National Identity Number

iv. State of Origin Certificate

Closing Date for Application

The registration portal will be opened 2nd April, 2024 to 13th May, 2024.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session.
No Award shall be held at the same time with another award nor for part-time studies.
Change of course or Institution is not allowed while enjoying the award.

For enquiries please contact :

i. 08077884418/08091155229 (Nigerian Scholarship Award) and 09015705399/07047719254 (Education Bursary Award)

ii. fsb@education.gov.ng

iii. Face book: Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria

iv. Twitter or X : @Nigeducation

Eligible candidates are advised to make only one application as multiple applications will disqualify the applicant.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE

ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE. NO AGENTS ARE REQUIRED